HSK 3.0 vocabulary
HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 Vocabulary List
All 5,606 words for the HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 exam — the advanced 7–9 band of the 2021 HSK standard for near-native proficiency. Every word links to a full entry with example sentences, pinyin, and traditional characters.
| Word | Traditional | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 括弧 | kuò hú | parenthesis | |
| 阔绰 | 闊綽 | kuò chuò | ostentatious |
| 拉动 | 拉動 | lā dòng | to pull |
| 拉拢 | 拉攏 | lā lǒng | to rope in |
| 拉锁 | 拉鎖 | lā suǒ | zipper |
| 喇叭 | lǎ ba | horn (automobile etc) | |
| 腊月 | 臘月 | là yuè | twelfth lunar month |
| 蜡 | 蠟 | là | candle |
| 啦啦队 | 啦啦隊 | lā lā duì | cheerleading squad |
| 来宾 | 來賓 | lái bīn | guest |
| 来电 | 來電 | lái diàn | incoming telephone call (or telegram) |
| 来访 | 來訪 | lái fǎng | to pay a visit |
| 来回 | 來回 | lái huí | to make a round trip |
| 来历 | 來歷 | lái lì | history |
| 来临 | 來臨 | lái lín | to approach |
| 来龙去脉 | 來龍去脈 | lái lóng qù mài | the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom) |
| 来年 | 來年 | lái nián | next year |
| 来源于 | 來源於 | lái yuán yú | to originate in |
| 栏 | 欄 | lán | fence |
| 栏杆 | 欄杆 | lán gān | railing |
| 蓝图 | 藍圖 | lán tú | blueprint |
| 揽 | 攬 | lǎn | to monopolize |
| 缆车 | 纜車 | lǎn chē | cable car |
| 懒得 | 懶得 | lǎn dé | not to feel like (doing sth) |
| 懒惰 | 懶惰 | lǎn duò | idle |
| 滥用 | 濫用 | làn yòng | to misuse |
| 狼狈 | 狼狽 | láng bèi | in a difficult situation |
| 朗诵 | 朗誦 | lǎng sòng | to read aloud with expression |
| 浪 | làng | wave | |
| 捞 | 撈 | lāo | to fish up |
| 劳动力 | 勞動力 | láo dòng lì | labor force |
| 劳累 | 勞累 | láo lèi | tired |
| 劳务 | 勞務 | láo wù | service (work done for money) |
| 牢固 | láo gù | firm | |
| 牢记 | 牢記 | láo jì | to keep in mind |
| 牢牢 | láo láo | firmly | |
| 唠叨 | 嘮叨 | láo dao | to prattle |
| 老伴儿 | 老伴兒 | lǎo bàn r | erhua variant of 老伴 |
| 老大 | lǎo dà | old age | |
| 老汉 | 老漢 | lǎo hàn | old man |
| 老化 | lǎo huà | (of a person, population or material) to age | |
| 老人家 | lǎo rén jiā | polite term for old woman or man | |
| 老实说 | 老實說 | lǎo shí shuō | honestly speaking |
| 老远 | 老遠 | lǎo yuǎn | very far away |
| 老字号 | 老字號 | lǎo zì hào | shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation |
| 姥爷 | 姥爺 | lǎo ye | maternal grandfather (dialectal) |
| 潦草 | liáo cǎo | slipshod | |
| 涝 | 澇 | lào | flooded |
| 乐器 | 樂器 | yuè qì | musical instrument |
| 乐意 | 樂意 | lè yì | to be willing to do sth |
| 乐园 | 樂園 | lè yuán | paradise |
| 了结 | 了結 | liǎo jié | to settle |
| 了却 | 了卻 | liǎo què | to resolve |
| 勒 | lè | to rein in | |
| 雷同 | léi tóng | mirroring others | |
| 类别 | 類別 | lèi bié | classification |
| 累积 | 累積 | lěi jī | to accumulate |
| 累计 | 累計 | lěi jì | to calculate the running total |
| 棱角 | 稜角 | léng jiǎo | edge and corner |
| 冷淡 | lěng dàn | cold | |
| 冷冻 | 冷凍 | lěng dòng | to freeze |
| 冷酷 | lěng kù | unfeeling | |
| 冷酷无情 | 冷酷無情 | lěng kù wú qíng | cold-hearted |
| 冷落 | lěng luò | desolate | |
| 冷门 | 冷門 | lěng mén | a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc) |
| 冷漠 | lěng mò | cold and detached towards sb | |
| 冷笑 | lěng xiào | to sneer | |
| 冷战 | 冷戰 | lěng zhàn | cold war |
| 愣 | lèng | to look distracted | |
| 离谱儿 | 離譜兒 | lí pǔr | Scientific |
| 离奇 | 離奇 | lí qí | odd |
| 离职 | 離職 | lí zhí | to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study) |
| 黎明 | lí míng | dawn | |
| 礼服 | 禮服 | lǐ fú | ceremonial robe |
| 礼品 | 禮品 | lǐ pǐn | gift |
| 礼仪 | 禮儀 | lǐ yí | etiquette |
| 里程碑 | lǐ chéng bēi | milestone | |
| 理睬 | lǐ cǎi | to heed | |
| 理会 | 理會 | lǐ huì | to understand |
| 理科 | lǐ kē | the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 科) | |
| 理念 | lǐ niàn | idea | |
| 理事 | lǐ shì | member of council | |
| 理所当然 | 理所當然 | lǐ suǒ dāng rán | as it should be by rights (idiom) |
| 理性 | lǐ xìng | reason | |
| 理直气壮 | 理直氣壯 | lǐ zhí qì zhuàng | in the right and self-confident (idiom) |
| 力不从心 | 力不從心 | lì bù cóng xīn | less capable than desirable (idiom) |
| 力度 | lì dù | strength | |
| 力求 | lì qiú | to make every effort to | |
| 力所能及 | lì suǒ néng jí | as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom) | |
| 力争 | 力爭 | lì zhēng | to work hard for |
| 历程 | 歷程 | lì chéng | course |
| 历届 | 歷屆 | lì jiè | all previous (meetings, sessions etc) |
| 历经 | 歷經 | lì jīng | to experience |
| 历来 | 歷來 | lì lái | always |
| 历时 | 歷時 | lì shí | to last |
| 立方米 | lì fāng mǐ | cubic meter (unit of volume) | |
| 立功 | lì gōng | to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 朽) | |
| 立交桥 | 立交橋 | lì jiāo qiáo | overpass |
| 立体 | 立體 | lì tǐ | three-dimensional |
| 立足 | lì zú | to stand | |
| 利害 | lì hài | pros and cons | |
| 利率 | lì lǜ | interest rates | |
| 利索 | lì suo | nimble | |
| 励志 | 勵志 | lì zhì | to pursue a goal with determination |
| 连滚带爬 | 連滾帶爬 | lián gǔn dài pá | rolling and crawling |
| 连绵 | 連綿 | lián mián | continuous |
| 连任 | 連任 | lián rèn | to continue in (a political) office |
| 连锁 | 連鎖 | lián suǒ | to interlock |
| 连锁店 | 連鎖店 | lián suǒ diàn | chain store |
| 连夜 | 連夜 | lián yè | that very night |
| 帘子 | 簾子 | lián zi | curtain |
| 怜惜 | 憐惜 | lián xī | to take pity on |
| 莲子 | 蓮子 | lián zǐ | lotus seed |
| 联邦 | 聯邦 | lián bāng | federal |
| 联欢 | 聯歡 | lián huān | to have a get-together |
| 联网 | 聯網 | lián wǎng | to connect (or be connected) to a network |
| 廉价 | 廉價 | lián jià | cheaply-priced |
| 廉洁 | 廉潔 | lián jié | incorruptible |
| 廉正 | lián zhèng | upright and honest | |
| 廉政 | lián zhèng | to govern with integrity | |
| 脸颊 | 臉頰 | liǎn jiá | cheek |
| 炼 | 煉 | liàn | to refine |
| 恋恋不舍 | 戀戀不捨 | liàn liàn bù shě | reluctant to part |
| 良 | liáng | good | |
| 良心 | liáng xīn | conscience | |
| 良性 | liáng xìng | positive (in its effect) | |
| 凉爽 | 涼爽 | liáng shuǎng | cool and refreshing |
| 两口子 | 兩口子 | liǎng kǒu zi | husband and wife |
| 两栖 | 兩棲 | liǎng qī | amphibious |
| 亮点 | 亮點 | liàng diǎn | highlight |
| 亮丽 | 亮麗 | liàng lì | bright and beautiful |
| 亮相 | liàng xiàng | to strike a pose (Chinese opera) | |
| 谅解 | 諒解 | liàng jiě | to understand |
| 辽阔 | 遼闊 | liáo kuò | vast |
| 疗法 | 療法 | liáo fǎ | therapy |
| 疗效 | 療效 | liáo xiào | healing efficacy |
| 寥寥无几 | 寥寥無幾 | liáo liáo wú jǐ | just a very few (idiom) |
| 料到 | liào dào | to foresee | |
| 料理 | liào lǐ | to arrange | |
| 列举 | 列舉 | liè jǔ | a list |
| 劣势 | 劣勢 | liè shì | inferior |
| 劣质 | 劣質 | liè zhì | shoddy |
| 烈士 | liè shì | martyr | |
| 猎犬 | 獵犬 | liè quǎn | hound |
| 猎人 | 獵人 | liè rén | hunter |
| 裂缝 | 裂縫 | liè fèng | crack |
| 裂痕 | liè hén | crack | |
| 咧嘴 | liě zuǐ | to grin | |
| 拎 | līn | to lift up | |
| 邻国 | 鄰國 | lín guó | bordering country |
| 临 | 臨 | lín | to face |
| 临床 | 臨床 | lín chuáng | clinical |
| 临街 | 臨街 | lín jiē | facing the street |
| 临近 | 臨近 | lín jìn | close to |
| 淋 | lín | to sprinkle | |
| 灵 | 靈 | líng | quick |
| 灵感 | 靈感 | líng gǎn | inspiration |
| 灵魂 | 靈魂 | líng hún | soul |
| 灵机一动 | 靈機一動 | líng jī yī dòng | a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom) |
| 灵敏 | 靈敏 | líng mǐn | smart |
| 灵巧 | 靈巧 | líng qiǎo | deft |
| 灵通 | 靈通 | líng tōng | fast and abundant (news) |
| 凌晨 | líng chén | very early in the morning | |
| 零花钱 | 零花錢 | líng huā qián | pocket money |
| 零售 | líng shòu | to retail | |
| 领队 | 領隊 | lǐng duì | to lead a group |
| 领略 | 領略 | lǐng lüè | to have a taste of |
| 领会 | 領會 | lǐng huì | to understand |
| 领军 | 領軍 | lǐng jūn | to lead troups |
| 领事 | 領事 | lǐng shì | consul |
| 领事馆 | 領事館 | lǐng shì guǎn | consulate |
| 领土 | 領土 | lǐng tǔ | territory |
| 领悟 | 領悟 | lǐng wù | to understand |
| 领养 | 領養 | lǐng yǎng | to adopt (a child) |
| 溜 | liū | to slip away | |
| 溜达 | 溜達 | liū da | to stroll |
| 浏览器 | 瀏覽器 | liú lǎn qì | browser (software) |
| 流畅 | 流暢 | liú chàng | flowing (of speech, writing) |
| 流程 | liú chéng | course | |
| 流浪 | liú làng | to drift about | |
| 流量 | liú liàng | flow rate | |
| 流露 | liú lù | to reveal (indirectly, implicitly) | |
| 流氓 | liú máng | rogue | |
| 流入 | liú rù | to flow into | |
| 流失 | liú shī | (of soil etc) to wash away | |
| 流水 | liú shuǐ | running water | |
| 流淌 | liú tǎng | to flow | |
| 流向 | liú xiàng | direction of a current | |
| 流血 | liú xuè | to bleed | |
| 流域 | liú yù | river basin | |
| 流转 | 流轉 | liú zhuǎn | to be on the move |
| 留恋 | 留戀 | liú liàn | reluctant to leave |
| 留念 | liú niàn | to keep as a souvenir | |
| 留神 | liú shén | to take care | |
| 留心 | liú xīn | to be careful | |
| 留意 | liú yì | to be mindful | |
| 遛 | liù | to stroll | |
| 柳树 | 柳樹 | liǔ shù | willow |
| 龙舟 | 龍舟 | lóng zhōu | dragon boat |
| 笼统 | 籠統 | lǒng tǒng | general |
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